Worth Abbey

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The Abbey of Our Lady, Help of Christians, commonly known as Worth Abbey, is a community of Roman Catholic monks who follow the Rule of St Benedict near Turners Hill village, in West Sussex, England. Founded in 1933, the abbey is part of the English Benedictine Congregation. As of 2020, the monastic community had 21 monks. ()

Established: 1933 (91 years ago)Coordinates: 51°5'33"N, 0°7'6"W

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Worth Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wakehurst Place, Tilgate Forest Golf Centre, Tilgate Park, Tilgate Lake.

2.1 miSE
Botanical garden, Park, Vernacular architecture
Wakehurst Place, Haywards Heath
53 min walk • Wakehurst, previously known as Wakehurst Place, is a house and botanic gardens in West Sussex, England, owned by the National Trust but used and managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2.3 miW
51°5'54"N • 0°10'12"W
Tilgate Forest Golf Centre, Crawley
59 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
2.6 miW
Park
Tilgate Park, Crawley
66 min walk • Tilgate Park is a large recreational park situated south of Tilgate, South-East Crawley. It is the largest and most popular park in the area.
2.5 miW
Nature, Lake
Tilgate Lake, Crawley
63 min walk • Tilgate Lake is the biggest of three lakes at Tilgate Park, and remains a popular water activity centre and tourist attraction in Crawley, West Sussex.Tilgate Lake has a wide variety of outdoor activities open to the general public, such as archery, canoeing, fishing, kayaking...
3 miS
Park
Ardingly Reservoir, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
77 min walk • Ardingly Reservoir is west of Ardingly in West Sussex. The southern end is a 74.5-hectare Local Nature Reserve owned and managed by South East Water. The reservoir feeds the River Ouse located in West Sussex, England 5 miles north of Haywards Heath.
3 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Margaret's Church, West Hoathly
76 min walk • St Margaret's Church is an Anglican church in the village of West Hoathly in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. By the late 11th century, a simple single-room stone building existed on the high, open ridge upon which the village developed.
3 miNW
Park
Grattons Park, Crawley
77 min walk • Grattons Park is a 7.7-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Crawley in West Sussex. It is owned by Crawley Borough Council and managed by the council and Gatwick Greenspace Partnership.
2 miW
Park
Tilgate Forest, Crawley
53 min walk • Tilgate Forest is a 6.9-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Crawley in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Crawley Borough Council and is part of Tilgate Park. This site has woods, tall herb and fern, and heathland.
2.2 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Worth Way
58 min walk • The Worth Way is a 7-mile footpath and bridleway linking the West Sussex towns of Crawley and East Grinstead via the village of Crawley Down. Mostly following the trackbed of a disused railway the path is an important wildlife corridor. It is part of the National Cycle Network.
2.9 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Vernacular architecture
The Priest House, West Hoathly
75 min walk • The Priest House is a Grade II* listed fifteenth century timber framed hall house in the centre of West Hoathly, in West Sussex, England. It is close to The Cat Inn and St Margaret's Church. It is now a museum, open to the public six days a week from March to October.
2.8 miNW
Park
Worth Park Gardens, Crawley
72 min walk • Worth Park is in Pound Hill, Crawley. The park covers eight hectares and includes formal gardens, and a lake area. Some of the trees in the park today may exist from the original 1840s planting and include several varieties of oak and an avenue of cedars.